5 Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids — Pink Moon Sleep (2024)

Really? A craft blog from a sleep consultant?

As a holistic, gentle sleep coach, I know that connection filled days are a KEY player for more restful nights and, as an avid crafter myself, offering opportunity to connect and express your creativity together with your child is a wonderful way to connect!

Working as a care giver for over a decade, I have learned a thing or two about kid friendly crafting and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would share 5 of my favorite holiday crafts! As a caregiver, I make sure I offer plenty of time for the kiddos I care for to express their creativity and am much more inclined to offer the supplies to let them create something that comes to them naturally over a more structured “color inside the lines” type of project.

But it can be helpful to have some ideas and material to get started on a project!

Not only are these ideas fun and creative, they are also done with mostly common household objects! So, without further ado, 5 of my favorite crafts for babies, toddlers and preschoolers:

In this post:

• Bubble wrap heart prints

• White crayon and watercolor card

• Toilet paper roll heart prints

• Marble painted heart card

• Salt dough thumb print heart ornament

What a fun way to reuse that bubble wrap package you have laying around from your last online order! Bubble wrap printing is one of my favorite ways to reuse materials from around the house and to introduce different textures and shapes in your child’s art experience! Toddlers and younger kiddos may need some adult assistance with this one, but it is a great way to practice cutting, painting, and printing for toddlers and preschoolers!

Materials:

• Paper

• Bubble wrap

• Water based paint

• Paintbrush

• Paint tray

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This one can be so fun for preschoolers and older children as well! If you are drawing on white paper, you may need to assist your child with the writing since it can be hard to see the crayon before you paint, but that’s also the magic of this project! If you are helping a younger kiddo, you may opt to draw/write on all the cards and let them go to town with the painting and reveal the different pictures and sweet messages! It’s a really fun activity to do together.

Materials:

• Paper

• White crayons

• Watercolor paints

• Paintbrush

• Cup of water

• Masking tape (optional

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Another up cycled art project! Can you tell I have a thing for low maintenance crafts from common household objects? This is another great project that allows your kiddos to practice their painting and printing skills, while finding creative ways to reuse and up cycle!

Materials:

• Paper

• Toilet paper roll

• Water based paint

• Paint tray

• Pens, markers, crayons or pencils (optional)

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This might be my favorite one yet! This crazy fun design is as exciting to make as it is to look at! It is a more active art activity and prepare for some messy fingers (but that’s part of the fun right?)!

SAFTEY TIP: This project uses marbles which can be a choking hazard. I suggest counting the amount of marbles you start with and make sure you end up with that same amount when you’re done. Of course, be cautious with younger kiddos with this one and just make sure you are supervising the process.

Materials:

• Paper

• Marbles

• Water based paint

• Paint tray

• Shoe box or container (that you don’t mind getting paint in)

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This is an absolutely precious keepsake and a great gift for friends or family! There are a lot of options for this one, but my two favorite are: thumb print hearts ornament and heart shaped ornament with a hand or foot print. If you have a really young babe or newborn this can be a great way to commemorate their first Valentine’s day! Make one every year and add to a mobile for a sweet commemorative wall hanging.

Materials:

• 2 cups flour

• 1 cup salt

• 1 cup water

• Cookie cutters or mason jar ring

• Toothpick

• Baking tray

• Parchment paper

• Paint (I used acrylic)

• Paint tray

• Paint brush

• String

There you have it! 5 of my favorite kid friendly Valentine’s Day crafts that everyone can enjoy!

Whether you've worked with me before, or you have been following along for a while now, you know that connection is at the center of my philosophy as a caregiver AND sleep consultant. A Valentine's Day craft isn't just for the cutie little keepsake (although that is a significant bonus), it is an opportunity to offer intentional connection and variety during the day. Remember, restful nights start with connection filled days 💞

Comment below which one was your fav! ⬇️